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63: Val Geisler on Communicating with Your Audience Sep 12, 2019

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This week we diverge from our typical technical focus to talk about communication.

Many of you are developing a product.
Whether that be an open source library,
course material on your favorite framework,
or your skills a freelance developer —
you are selling something.

Selling requires more than great technical skills.
It requires strong communication.

Today we sit with Val Geisler — founder of Fix My Churn.
We talk about communication thru email,
Why it’s critical for building and branding your business,
And how we get started.

I believe it has the potential to change your career.

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Val Geisler — Twitter, Website, Fix My Churn
Michael Chan — Twitter, Website, GitHub

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Chris Biscardi — Twitter, Website, GitHub
Michael Chan — Twitter, Website, GitHub

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61: Phani Raju on the GitHub Package Registry Aug 29, 2019

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This week we sit down with Phani Raju.

He's a Staff Engineer at GitHub and lead on the GitHub Package Registry.
He tells us what package registries are and why GitHub is uniquely suited to take them to the next step in security, trust, and user experience.

This is an awesome chat if you'd like to learn more about where your packages may be coming from in the future.
It's also a fantastic lens into the great engineering and design thinking that is alive and well at GitHub — and how the Dear GitHub letter sparked a new wave of innovation.

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Phani Raju — Twitter, Website, GitHub
Michael Chan — Twitter, Website, GitHub

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60: James K Nelson on React with the Buzzwords Aug 22, 2019

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This week on React Podcast we sit down with James K Nelson. We discuss what makes React hard to learn and how he's addressing that with his teaching platform frontarm.com.

We talk about learning React without the buzzwords, his new router — Navi — and how to make some React bacon.

This is a great episode for those who have had trouble keeping up with React and want to discover and master the things have remained the same

Featuring

James K Nelson — Twitter, Website, GitHub
Michael Chan — Twitter, Website, GitHub

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G2i: We Vet, You Hire, It's that Simple.

59: Jamison Dance on Soft Skills and React Rally Aug 15, 2019

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This week we talk Jamison Dance about the parts of programming that are distinctly non-technical.

We talk about the perfect TLD, working with a team, finding psychological safety, the organization of React Rally, and how to recycle batteries.

Jamison is co-host of the podcast Soft Skills Engineering where he and Dave Smith answer non-technical questions for technical folks.
It's a great show that I highly recommend.
check it out at softskills.audio

Featuring

Jamison Dance — Twitter, Website, GitHub
Michael Chan — Twitter, Website, GitHub

Links and Notes

WalMart Labs
React Rally 2019 — August 22 & 23 in Salt Lake City, Utah
React Conf 2019 — October 24 & 25 in Henderson, Nevada
Soft Skills Engineering podcast with Dave Smith and Jamison Dance — It takes more than great code to be a great engineer
Where to Recycle Batteries by Energizer
Psychological Safety on Wikipedia
React Hooks Announcement from React Conf 2018

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58: Eve Porcello on Learning GraphQL Aug 08, 2019

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This week we talk with Eve Porcello about getting started with GraphQL.

She is the co-author of Learning React and Learning GraphQL. She travels the world with husband Alex bank teaching JavaScript and telling jokes.

We talk about comedy and code and how to engage audiences with a little bit of funny.

This is a great episode if you want to add a little GraphQL to your stack or learn how to give a hilarious conference talks.

Featuring

Eve Porcello — Twitter, Github, Website
Michael Chan — Twitter, Github, Website

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57: Emma Bostian on Mentorship and codingcoach.io Aug 01, 2019

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We sit down with venerable Emma Bostian to talk mentorship.
She tells us all about different types of mentorship you can find,
At what phases in your career each type is most valuable,
And how to get a "yes" from someone you'd like to mentor you.

We also discuss her new mentoring platform codingcoach.io and how it's helping connect developers based on technology and field.

Buckle in and get ready to get help.

Featuring

Emma Bostian — Twitter, Github, Website
Michael Chan — Twitter, Github, Website

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56: Paul Henschel on React Spring Jul 25, 2019

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This week, on React Podcast, We sit with Paul Henschel and talk animation.

Paul is the creator of React-spring a library for animating UI based on spring physics.

We talk about the library's origin, its future, and how to create lasting beauty on the web.

Featuring

Paul Henschel — Twitter, Github
Michael Chan — Twitter, Github, Website

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55: Erik Rasmussen on Final Form Jul 18, 2019

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This week we sit with Erik Rasmussen to discuss forms in React.
We talk about his library redux-form and it's evolution to final-form — a framework agnostic approach to making dynamic forms easy.
Along the way the talk open source maintenance and monetization struggles.
If you've wanted open source fame, this is a good one to listen to.

Featuring

Erik Rasmussen — Twitter, Github
Michael Chan — Twitter, Github, Website

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54: Get Access with Aaron Cannon Jul 11, 2019

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This week, we talk accessibility pitfalls with Aaron Canon.

Aaron is the co-founder and chief accessibility engineer at Accessible360 — where he uses his experience as a blind developer to improve real-world accessibility for all citizens of the web.

He shares his first-hand experience on which practices work, which ones are bogus, where to focus our accessibility efforts, and which libraries provide the best starting point.

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